Friday Night Football: Miles vs. Menard, Sept. 27, 2013

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Menard High School players followed quarterback Riley Rambo (3) onto the field in Miles Friday for pregame warm-ups before the Yellow Jackets tackled the Miles Bulldogs.

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Miles Bulldog defensive back Cody Kruger, left, chases Menard Yellow Jacket runner Jake Swindall on a run Friday in Miles.

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Menard Yellow Jacket quarterback Riley Rambo tosses a short pass to a receiver Friday against the Miles Bulldogs in Miles.

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Menard Yellow Jacket quarterback Riley Rambo tries to elude Miles Bulldog defenders Friday in Miles

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The Menard Yellow Jackets burst out of the belly of the Yellow Jacket run-through and onto the field in Miles Friday before taking on the hometown Bulldogs.

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Miles Bulldogs quarterback Shelton Hohensee, center, runs through an opening in the Menard Yellow Jacket defense Friday in Miles.

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Miles Bulldogs players stretch their necks in pregame warm-up Friday before playing the Menard Yellow Jackets in Miles.

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Miles Bulldog head coach Chad Currie takes his defense to task after a Menard Yellow Jacket touchdown against the Bulldogs Friday. Currie called timeout after the Yellow Jackets lines up for a two-point conversion attempt.

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Menard Yellow Jacket defensive end Isaiah Ortiz, right, took out blocker Kyle Fischer, center, and sacked Miles Bulldog quarterback Shelton Hohensee (20) at the same time on the same play Friday in Miles.

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The Miles Bulldogs huddle in pregame prayer Friday before playing the Menard Yellow Jackets in Miles.

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Miles Bulldog running back Kyle Fischer, right, gets some encouragement from teammate J.T. Burleson after being denied a touchdown against the Menard Yellow Jackets Friday in Miles. The Bulldogs went on to score on the next play.

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Menard Yellow Jacket cheerleaders wait in front of the school’s mascot run-through Friday before the Yellow Jackets take the field to play the Miles Bulldogs in Miles.

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Menard Yellow Jacket Color Guard member Hannah Helms practices twirling her flag Friday before the Yellow Jackets played the Miles Bulldogs in Miles.

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Miles Bulldog defensive back Shelton Hohensee, left, takes a stiff-arm from Menard Yellow Jacket runner Grant Emmons on a sweep Friday in Miles.

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Russel Waters, left, and his son Gary chatted as they watched the Miles Bulldogs run through pregame warm-ups Friday before the Bulldogs played the Menard Yellow Jackets in Miles. Waters’ youngest son Drew is a freshman on the Bulldogs football team and Gary keeps stats for the team.

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Menard Yellow Jacket quarterback Riley Rambo, right, slips away from the grasp of Miles Bulldog defensive back Kyle Fischer, left, on a run Friday in Miles.